Where does “Verfall” come from?
Verfall (German) comes from German verfallen, from Dutch vervallen, from Dutch ver, from Dutch sluieren, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī — on, onto.
Verfall (German): decay, deterioration, decline; decadence
Definitions
- decay, deterioration, decline; decadence
Ancestry of “Verfall”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | verfallen | to expire; to lapse; to be forfeited |
| 2 | Dutch | vervallen | to decline, reject; to worsen; to decay, rot |
| 3 | Dutch | ver | far |
| 4 | Dutch | sluieren | — |
| 5 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 7 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
Words derived from “Verfall”